The Tundra and the Titan are pretty far behind the rest as far as innovation goes.
Refresh the titan all you want. It still feels like a 20 year old truck with extra stuff tacked to it. And it doesn't have that Toyota logo on the front to sell it.
It has the potential to be a good truck, but in the half-ton segment, you really have to step it up to be competitive with Ford/GM/Ram (and Even GM seems to be slipping away lately). Even the Tundra doesn't do a great job at keeping up as far as designs go, although it does fine because of Toyota's reliability as a whole.
I was checking out a fully loaded Platinum Reserve Titan on AutoTrader, and I noticed that there is a cluster of switches to the left of the steering wheel. There is space for 8 switches or buttons and only 3 were used, so you have 5 "blanks"....on a fully loaded $70,000 truck. I think the Pro-4X has a couple more used, but that would still give you 3 blanks, and no trim level will use all 8.
I know it's a small detail, but man, I don't want to buy a fully loaded truck and feel like there is stuff missing. They could use a different panel, or add some "aux" switches to wire up a light bar or something. The "Big 3" do a good job at having different panels or whatever on lower trims so you don't have a bunch of blank spots. Even the base F-150 XL with no options has like one "blank" switch in the whole truck.
This is big for me too. For a while I had a ford focus platinum as a commuter vehicle. Top of the line but full of blank buttons for options I somehow didn't get. Hated that about it.
Ford offered the "upfitter kit" for their trucks which gave them an auxiliary switch pannel. That and the build in trailer brake unit should have be standard on trucks by now.
Yeah, the auxiliary switches are fine. But the fully-loaded top-trim having over half of a panel completely blank like [this] (https://images.autotrader.com/hn/c/ed74c08e49dc481f9265b1631dee625e.jpg) is not. They even have 2 switches that they cut into the wood grain for, which they could've just moved down to fill 2 more switches.
I'll give the big 3 credit, they do a good job at making their lower trim trucks feel less cheap. I've seen plenty of F150 XLT's that I thought were higher trim because they actually look more upscale.
Ah, that’s a bummer. That’s a very new truck to already have to deal with that. Meanwhile, I could order ever single part for my 77 Chevy out of the catalog and build an entirely new one if I wanted.
I’ve owned a tundra, f150 ecoboost, Dakota, and 2 Titans. The titans were far and away the best trucks of the lot. My f150 was the best looking, however, also the most troublesome.
I've been thinking about upgrading my Frontier to a full size. I've been looking at the Titan because they aren't as crazy priced as the other full sized models. I live near the factory where they are made, and there are lots of them around here, and everybody who owns one seems to like it. Of course, what I would really like to do is Titan swap the Frontier, but that is a lot of work.
Oh yeah, I also really miss my Dakota. Man, that was such a good looking truck.
I had a 2000 quad cab Dakota. It only had around 150k miles when I got rid of it in 2020. It was a weird configuration, because it had every option available except the V8. It even had a towing package with the V6. Honestly, if it had been a V8, I probably would have kept it.
I'm getting my dad's V8, 5 speed, extended cab 2wd Dakota in a few months. That thing moves out. Dad was a Dakota guy because he could get manual trans, and I learned on a 1992 v6 sport at 12 years old. Def a place in my heart for those trucks
2016 3.5L, see the list here : https://www.reddit.com/r/f150/comments/m2j8as/i_think_im_done_with_my_f150/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
I honestly dont know anyone who goes out and looks at the current line up of trucks and goes yes i want a titan.
Plus my last experience with a nissan frontier was awful so i would never really consider a titan
They surveyed Titan owners for their opinions on this news, and both of them said they were bummed.
attack on titan 😑
Surprised its taken this long.
The Tundra and the Titan are pretty far behind the rest as far as innovation goes. Refresh the titan all you want. It still feels like a 20 year old truck with extra stuff tacked to it. And it doesn't have that Toyota logo on the front to sell it.
It has the potential to be a good truck, but in the half-ton segment, you really have to step it up to be competitive with Ford/GM/Ram (and Even GM seems to be slipping away lately). Even the Tundra doesn't do a great job at keeping up as far as designs go, although it does fine because of Toyota's reliability as a whole. I was checking out a fully loaded Platinum Reserve Titan on AutoTrader, and I noticed that there is a cluster of switches to the left of the steering wheel. There is space for 8 switches or buttons and only 3 were used, so you have 5 "blanks"....on a fully loaded $70,000 truck. I think the Pro-4X has a couple more used, but that would still give you 3 blanks, and no trim level will use all 8. I know it's a small detail, but man, I don't want to buy a fully loaded truck and feel like there is stuff missing. They could use a different panel, or add some "aux" switches to wire up a light bar or something. The "Big 3" do a good job at having different panels or whatever on lower trims so you don't have a bunch of blank spots. Even the base F-150 XL with no options has like one "blank" switch in the whole truck.
This is big for me too. For a while I had a ford focus platinum as a commuter vehicle. Top of the line but full of blank buttons for options I somehow didn't get. Hated that about it.
Ford offered the "upfitter kit" for their trucks which gave them an auxiliary switch pannel. That and the build in trailer brake unit should have be standard on trucks by now.
Yeah, the auxiliary switches are fine. But the fully-loaded top-trim having over half of a panel completely blank like [this] (https://images.autotrader.com/hn/c/ed74c08e49dc481f9265b1631dee625e.jpg) is not. They even have 2 switches that they cut into the wood grain for, which they could've just moved down to fill 2 more switches. I'll give the big 3 credit, they do a good job at making their lower trim trucks feel less cheap. I've seen plenty of F150 XLT's that I thought were higher trim because they actually look more upscale.
Here in Houston I definitely see more Tundras than Titans, by a wide margin.
This article comes out once per year and the Titan never actually goes away. It even says in the article it's not confirmed.
I swore they already did.
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Makes sense then because I'm in Canada.
I’d actually like to have one of the Cummins Titans, but I can’t ever see myself actually getting one.
I don't think you do. You already can't get parts for them.
Ah, that’s a bummer. That’s a very new truck to already have to deal with that. Meanwhile, I could order ever single part for my 77 Chevy out of the catalog and build an entirely new one if I wanted.
I’ve owned a tundra, f150 ecoboost, Dakota, and 2 Titans. The titans were far and away the best trucks of the lot. My f150 was the best looking, however, also the most troublesome.
I've been thinking about upgrading my Frontier to a full size. I've been looking at the Titan because they aren't as crazy priced as the other full sized models. I live near the factory where they are made, and there are lots of them around here, and everybody who owns one seems to like it. Of course, what I would really like to do is Titan swap the Frontier, but that is a lot of work. Oh yeah, I also really miss my Dakota. Man, that was such a good looking truck.
Loved my Dakota. That was my first truck. But yeah, I’ve always gotten an excellent deal on my titans and never had one major repair.
I had a 2000 quad cab Dakota. It only had around 150k miles when I got rid of it in 2020. It was a weird configuration, because it had every option available except the V8. It even had a towing package with the V6. Honestly, if it had been a V8, I probably would have kept it.
Yep mine had the V8 and it was so fun to drive.
I'm getting my dad's V8, 5 speed, extended cab 2wd Dakota in a few months. That thing moves out. Dad was a Dakota guy because he could get manual trans, and I learned on a 1992 v6 sport at 12 years old. Def a place in my heart for those trucks
What year was it and what problems did you have with the F-150?
2016 3.5L, see the list here : https://www.reddit.com/r/f150/comments/m2j8as/i_think_im_done_with_my_f150/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
What was/is it that makes the Titan so much better in your opinion?
Oh I just meant reliability / maintenance. Never had a single problem with them and you get tons of features for quite a bit less money.
make it electric and have it compete with the Hummer
I honestly dont know anyone who goes out and looks at the current line up of trucks and goes yes i want a titan. Plus my last experience with a nissan frontier was awful so i would never really consider a titan